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Battle of Cape Spartel

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:''For the 1936 Spanish Civil War naval battle, see Battle of Cape Espartel.'' {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict=Battle of Cape Spartel |partof=the American Revolutionary War |image= |caption= |date=October 20, 1782 |place=Strait of Gibraltar, near Tangier, present-day Morocco |result=Indecisive |combatant1=Kingdom of Britain Britain |combatant2=Spain
France |commander1=Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Richard Howe |commander2=José de Cordóba |strength1=35 ships of the line |strength2=46 ships of the line |casualties1=about 600 dead or wounded |casualties2=about 600 dead or wounded }} {{Campaignbox American War of Independence: European Waters}} The '''Battle of Cape Spartel''' was an indecisive naval battle between a France Franco-Spain Spanish fleet under Admiral José de Cordóba and a Kingdom of Britain British fleet under Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe Howe. The fleets met on October 20, 1782 during a successful British campaign to maintain supply routes to Gibraltar, then under siege by the House of Bourbon Bourbon armies as part of the American Revolutionary War. The action lasted about four hours and caused more than 1,200 casualties. {{France-battle-stub}} {{Spain-battle-stub}} {{UK-battle-stub}}

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- Revolutionary War chronology Category:1782 Category:Battles of the American Revolutionary War Cape Spartel Category:Naval battles Cape Spartel Category:Battles of Spain Cape Spartel Category:Battles of France Cape Spartel